...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

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[News] "The Crucibles," "The Frontline" honored with audience award at film fest in Italy.

[News] "The Crucibles," "The Frontline" honored with audience award at film fest in Italy.Cr. - 10asia

Two Korean pictures have received favorable responses from the audience at the 14th annual Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy.

The official website of the fest announced on Monday that "The Crucibles" and "The Frontline" were handed the audience award at the film festival which took place in Italy from April 20 to 28.

Other Korean features "Perfect Partner," "Dangerously Excited," "Unbowed," "Blind," "Sunny" and "Punch" were screened at the fest though they did not take home any wins.

In "The Crucibles," Gong Yoo plays a school teacher who comes across a sexual violence case committed in a school for hearing-impaired people.

Actress Jung Yu-mi takes on the role of a human rights activist that joins in the efforts to publicize the case against the school's staff and other officers.

The movie, starring actors Ko Soo and Shin Ha-kyun, is based on the 30 months before the Korean War ended. Kim Soo-hyuk (Ko) is a lieutenant who slowly goes through changes as he experiences the war firsthand while stationed at the frontline of the 38th parallel.